Human Behaviour

By Prof. Naveen Kashyap | IIT Guwahati

Learners enrolled: 9182

We as intelligent beings have always wondered why we do what we do. The most interesting knowledge that humans beings would kill to possess would be the knowledge to control other people. The basic premise of being human is individual difference (we are all different). One science that helps people in understanding other people and scientifically predicting their actions is the science of psychology. In the present course, I will make an attempt to simplify the science of human behavior.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG/PG/PhD

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Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	21 Feb 2022
End Date :	15 Apr 2022
Enrollment Ends :	21 Feb 2022
Exam Date :	23 Apr 2022 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1  : Introduction to the science of human behavior
Week 2  : Sensation & Perception-I
Week 3  : Perception-II, Learning
Week 4  : Memory and Language-I
Week 5  : Language-II and Emotion
Week 6  : Intelligence
Week 7  : Personality
Week 8  : Social influence and cognition

Books and references

Attkinson and Hillgard, Psychology: An introduction, Cengage Press
Cacioppo, J, Discovering Psychology, Cengage Learning
Baron, R, Psychology, Pearson Press.

Instructor bio

Prof. Naveen Kashyap

IIT Guwahati

Naveen Kashyap, Ph.D is as Associate Professor of Psychology at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research interests are sleep and human cognitive processes. Dr Kashyap has been teaching courses like cognitive psychology, introduction to psychology, consumer psychology, advance cognitive process and research methodology to UG and PG students of IITG Guwahati for the past 10 years.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 23 April 2022 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

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